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Roma triumphed 2-0 against local rivals Lazio on Sunday to give Claudio Ranieri his biggest win since the veteran coach took charge of his boyhood club for the third time. Lorenzo Pellegrini and Alexis Saelemaekers netted the goals in eight first-half minutes which gave Roma the points in a fraught atmosphere at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Ranieri’s team are up to 10th on 23 points, still 12 points behind Lazio who sit in the final Champions League spot but now with some breathing space from the relegation zone. Six points separate Roma from Lecce, who sit just inside the bottom three and drew 0-0 with Genoa earlier on Sunday, as Ranieri slowly gets the capital club going back in the right direction. Roma were in such disarray when the

India captain Jasprit Bumrah is forced off with injury on Day Two of the fifth Test but Australia fail to capitalise. India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely balanced fifth Test. On a day of high drama at a sunbathed Sydney Cricket Ground, Bumrah took the first wicket to set India on their way but departed with the team doctor soon after Lunch for medical scans of his back after suffering spasms. Prasidh Krishna (3-42), Mohammed Siraj (3-51) and Nitish Kumar Reddy stepped into the considerable bowling void left by their captain to rout Australia and fire India to a slender first-innings lead of

In the women’s game, Nelly Korda won seven times, including her second major 03 January 2025 – 16:44 By Frank Pingue Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Scottie Scheffler of the US celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2024 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 14 2024. Image: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images While professional golf’s future is as uncertain now as it was a year ago given the pace of negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, one thing was made crystal clear in 2024 — Scottie Scheffler is the man to beat. Scheffler became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven or more times

Top seed Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Brisbane International in a straight-set quarter-final defeat by Reilly Opelka. Djokovic, chasing his 100th ATP title, went neck-and-neck with the American in the first set before Opelka eased to a 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 victory in one hour and 40 minutes. Opelka, 27, will now face France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who beat Jakub Mensik 7-5 7-6 (7-5) to reach the semi-finals. “[Djokovic] is the greatest tennis player ever. But it’s difficult being in his position,” said Opelka, who is ranked 293rd in the world. “The reality is we have nothing to lose against him, so you end up playing more freely and taking a lot more risks because it’s your only chance. If you play your normal level, he wins every time.” Opelka

As the world enjoyed the festive season and welcomed the new year, athletes in Nyahururu continued to adhere to their training programme without a break. Tuesday, the last day of 2024, saw a number of athletes training at the Nyahururu stadium, anticipating to perform well in coming competitions like the counties’ cross-country championships scheduled for January 11, 2025, as well as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) cross-country competition set for January 10 at the Ulinzi grounds in Langata, Nairobi. A battalion of athletes from the National Police Service (NPS) are training hard for their cross-country championships, which will take place on January 17 at the NPS Leadership Academy in Ngong. According to the current Athletics Kenya (AK) calendar of events, athletes who are set to hold their cross-country championships between

“It feels different but the important thing is we need to stay humble,” Salah, who leads the league with 16 goals, told Amazon Prime. “We had a few injuries when we were ahead (previously) and we lose it in the end. Hopefully we carry on like that with no injuries and we go on and win it. “This one is very special. Hopefully we win the Premier League for this club. It’s something I dream of.” Liverpool next travel to face West Ham United on Sunday before hosting Manchester United on Jan. 5.

Bruno Fernandes was sent off as Manchester United crashed to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves, while Erling Haaland missed a penalty as crisis-torn Manchester City failed to end their dismal run with a 1-1 draw against Everton on Thursday. United suffered a third successive loss in all competitions to leave new boss Ruben Amorim with five defeats in his 10 games since replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag. Fernandes was dismissed two minutes into the second half at Molineux for a second booking after fouling Nelson Semedo. United’s 10 men cracked in the 58th minute when Matheus Cunha’s corner went straight in as keeper Andre Onana flapped under pressure from Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno. Hwang Hee-chan compounded Amorim’s misery when he tapped in with just seconds left.

Seam bowler Dane Paterson returned career-best figures of 5/61. Dane Paterson celebrates a wicket for South Africa during day one of the first Test against Pakistan at SuperSport Park. Picture: Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images Opening batter Aiden Markram managed to keep the Proteas in the hunt on Thursday after the hosts found themselves in a spot of trouble, despite some impressive bowling by their seam attack getting them off to a good start on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Centurion. While the rest of South Africa’s top order crumbled, Markram stood firm in the early stages of their first innings, guiding his team to 82/3 when stumps were drawn. They were trailing Pakistan by 129 runs with seven wickets to spare. Markram was on 47 not

Three-time Olympic skiing medallist Lindsey Vonn marked her World Cup return after more than five years away from the sport with an impressive 14th place in the Super G at St Moritz. The American, 40, retired in February 2019 but announced her competitive comeback in November having had successful knee surgery. She crossed the finish line in 1:16.36 in Switzerland, 1.18 seconds slower than winner Cornelia Hutter of Austria. Speaking prior to her comeback, Vonn spoke of her hopes to make the US team for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. “Ultimately, if I can make it to Cortina, that would be my goal,” she said. “I was in survival mode the last years of my career. “Now I’m stronger, I don’t think about my knee. I think about how

Over the past few seasons the Lions have prided themselves on a tight defence, but they have conceded plenty of tries this season, which they will want to address, The Lions will be looking to shore up their leaky defence when they take on the Stormers in their United Rugby Championship (URC) match-up at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3:45pm). Over the past few seasons the Lions have prided themselves on a tight defence, letting through few tries on most occasions. However this season has been completely different, with them letting in 24 tries in eight games, with their only shut out being in dreadful weather conditions in the URC against Zebre. In every other match they have conceded handful of tries, with Dragons, Edinburgh, Leinster and Munster